Patents by Inventor Paul Allinson
Paul Allinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240072286Abstract: A method is described for generating carbon-neutral electricity using purified hydrogen as an energy source. A recyclable LOHC is provided to the process for reversible dehydrogenation. Hydrogen generated by dehydrogenation is purified and electrochemically converted to electricity. Heat for maintaining the dehydrogenation reaction temperature is derived from combustion of a portion of the liquid products from dehydrogenation, the portion combusted being less than or equal to the portion of carbon-neutral component included in the recyclable LOHC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Alan W. Klaassen
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Patent number: 11848467Abstract: A method is described for generating carbon-neutral electricity using purified hydrogen as an energy source. A recyclable LOHC is provided to the process for reversible dehydrogenation. Hydrogen generated by dehydrogenation is purified and electrochemically converted to electricity. Heat for maintaining the dehydrogenation reaction temperature is derived from combustion of a portion of the liquid products from dehydrogenation, the portion combusted being less than or equal to the portion of carbon-neutral component included in the recyclable LOHC.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Claire Technologies Corp.Inventors: Paul A. Allinson, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Alan W. Klaassen
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Patent number: 11848468Abstract: This present disclosure relates generally to a liquid carbon-neutral energy facility (CNEF) operating as a system and the associated apparatus, methods and processes (methodology) for the generation of Carbon-Neutral Hydrogen (CNH) and Carbon-Neutral Electricity (CNE) in a new facility or alternatively in association with an existing greenfield, oil/gas field, or wholly or partially converted oil refinery and the like, and further relating to the generation and storage of energy and/or electricity by means of chemical potential energy operating as a liquid battery using Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Claire TechnologiesInventors: Alan W Klaassen, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Paul A. Allinson
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Publication number: 20230402636Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a carbon-neutral process for the generation of carbon-neutral hydrogen and carbon-neutral electricity. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to compositions, methods and apparatus employing a carbon-neutral process for generating electricity employing a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) for supplying hydrogen for generating the carbon neutral electricity. The present disclosure also relates more specifically to carbon-neutral compositions consisting of liquid organic hydrogen carriers used for supplying hydrogen to generate electricity that may be regenerated in a carbon-neutral process using an apparatus with a net zero atmospheric emission of carbon oxides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Robert P. Hohmann, Curtis L. Munson, Dennis J. O'Rear, Steven F. Sciamanna, William L. Schinski, Charles R. Wilson, Alan W. Klaassen
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Patent number: 11817610Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a carbon-neutral process for the generation of carbon-neutral hydrogen and carbon-neutral electricity. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to compositions, methods and apparatus employing a carbon-neutral process for generating electricity employing a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) for supplying hydrogen for generating the carbon neutral electricity. The present disclosure also relates more specifically to carbon-neutral compositions consisting of liquid organic hydrogen carriers used for supplying hydrogen to generate electricity that may be regenerated in a carbon-neutral process using an apparatus with a net zero atmospheric emission of carbon oxides.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Robert P. Hohmann, Curtis L. Munson, Dennis J. O'Rear, Steven F. Sciamanna, William L. Schinski, Charles R. Wilson, Alan W. Klaassen
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Publication number: 20230002690Abstract: Apparatus, means and methods of converting existing refineries and hydrocarbon processing facilities to ecologically friendly refineries (“eco-refinery”) are disclosed that employ heat and stored thermal energy for their internal processes to enable the overall operation of the facilities under improved environmental and carbon-neutral conditions. Also disclosed are the use of liquid organic hydrocarbon carriers (LOHC) to generate heat, hydrogen, and electricity under carbon-neutral conditions to power partially or wholly converted refineries and eco-refineries to enable the efficient use of clean energy sources and prevent the release of carbon dioxide to the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Alan W Klaassen, Steven F. Sciamanna, Paul A. Allinson
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Publication number: 20220380691Abstract: Apparatus, means and methods of employing fuel cell power modules are disclosed for generating electricity by electrochemical conversion of hydrogen, which is provided by dehydrogenation of a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) as a renewable fuel source. Also disclosed are fuel cell units that are energy balanced with a dehydrogenation unit, such that the fuel cell units are the sole source of heat for the dehydrogenation unit. Also disclosed are means of employing the liquid organic hydrogen carrier with carbon-neutral additives within improved fuel cells employing liquid heat transfer fluids and distribution means that efficiently repurpose generated heat to provide for overall net carbon-neutral and net zero carbon-based hydrogen emissions using the disclosed apparatus, means and methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Alan W. Klaassen, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Charles R. Wilson
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Publication number: 20220349525Abstract: Apparatus, methods and technologies are described for utilizing a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) fueling station to supply fresh or hydrogen laden LOHC and to recover spent or hydrogen depleted LOHC liquid fuels from mobile vehicles and tanker trucks to support the use of LOHC as carbon-neutral hydrogen fuels to power vehicles, to generate and store electricity, to generate and capture hydrogen, and to replace the use of conventional hydrocarbon fuels while maintaining an overall carbon-neutral balance with respect to the environment. The disclosure includes apparatus, methods and technologies to resupply a modular LOHC fueling station, to store, dispense and recover LOHC fuels, and to transfer the LOHC liquid fuels while balancing displaced vapors to maintain an overall carbon-neutral environmental footprint.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Alan Klaassen, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Charles R. Wilson
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Publication number: 20220298436Abstract: Deep hydrotreating of fluid catalytic cracker cycle oil streams is used to produce lower cost Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) for use in large scale liquid batteries and other applications employing hydrogen or requiring a source of labile hydrogen. Coprocessing of bio-feedstocks in a fluid catalytic cracking process is used to further provide lower cost materials and methods involving enhanced carbon-neutral applications of LOHC systems in large scale liquid batteries as well as in mobile applications including trucking, shipping, trains, and aviation employing LOHC products.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Alan Klaassen, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Charles R. Wilson
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Publication number: 20220285714Abstract: This present disclosure relates generally to a liquid carbon-neutral energy facility (CNEF) operating as a system and the associated apparatus, methods and processes (methodology) for the generation of Carbon-Neutral Hydrogen (CNH) and Carbon-Neutral Electricity (CNE) in a new facility or alternatively in association with an existing greenfield, oil/gas field, or wholly or partially converted oil refinery and the like, and further relating to the generation and storage of energy and/or electricity by means of chemical potential energy operating as a liquid battery using Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Alan W. Klaassen, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Paul A. Allinson
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Publication number: 20220115682Abstract: A method is described for generating carbon-neutral electricity using purified hydrogen as an energy source. A recyclable LOHC is provided to the process for reversible dehydrogenation. Hydrogen generated by dehydrogenation is purified and electrochemically converted to electricity. Heat for maintaining the dehydrogenation reaction temperature is derived from combustion of a portion of the liquid products from dehydrogenation, the portion combusted being less than or equal to the portion of carbon-neutral component included in the recyclable LOHC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: THE CLAIRE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Curtis L. Munson, Steven F. Sciamanna, Alan W. Klaassen
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Publication number: 20220109175Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a carbon-neutral process for the generation of carbon-neutral hydrogen and carbon-neutral electricity. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to compositions, methods and apparatus employing a carbon-neutral process for generating electricity employing a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) for supplying hydrogen for generating the carbon neutral electricity. The present disclosure also relates more specifically to carbon-neutral compositions consisting of liquid organic hydrogen carriers used for supplying hydrogen to generate electricity that may be regenerated in a carbon-neutral process using an apparatus with a net zero atmospheric emission of carbon oxides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: The Claire Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul A. Allinson, Robert P. Hohmann, Curtis L. Munson, Dennis J. O'Rear, Steven F. Sciamanna, William L. Schinski, Charles R. Wilson, Alan W. Klaassen
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Patent number: 8361309Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 272 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (4) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (5) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (6) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (7) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Jaime Lopez, Janine Lichtenberger, Ronald K. Meeker, Paul A. Allinson, William J. Cannella
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Publication number: 20100326881Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 272 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (4) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (5) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (6) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (7) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Jaime Lopez, Janine Lichtenberger, Ronald K. Meeker, Paul A. Allinson, William J. Cannella
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Patent number: 7799207Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a process wherein a heavy oil feedstock upgrader alters its mode of operation of its full conversion hydroprocessing unit to create a custom tailored synthetic crude feedstock based upon data communicated from a target refinery and data communicated from the heavy oil feedstock upgrader. The data from the target refinery is data that represents refining process data and linear program modeling along with analysis by a refining planner to calculate the optimum “synthetic trim crude” that will optimize the effective use of the target refinery's capacity and equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Allinson, Curtis Munson
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Publication number: 20090313890Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 270 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (4) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (5) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (6) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (7) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.Inventors: Jaime Lopez, Janine Lichtenberger, Ronald K. Meeker, Paul A. Allinson, William Cannella
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Publication number: 20070209967Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a process wherein a heavy oil feedstock upgrader alters its mode of operation of its full conversion hydroprocessing unit to create a custom tailored synthetic crude feedstock based upon data communicated from a target refinery and data communicated from the heavy oil feedstock upgrader. The data from the target refinery is data that represents refining process data and linear program modeling along with analysis by a refining planner to calculate the optimum “synthetic trim crude” that will optimize the effective use of the target refinery's capacity and equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Paul Allinson, Curtis Munson
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Patent number: 5821648Abstract: An optical position transducer circuit for an electrical machine, for example a switched reluctance machine, comprises an optical transmitter, an optical sensor and an encoder disc in the path between the transmitter and the sensor. The disc is formed with apertures and light-blocking areas in between in accordance with a digital position code. The optical position transducer is energized by an enabling circuit. When the machine is not in use but in a standby mode, the enabling circuit is responsive to a signal from a controller to disable the transducer and to enable the transducer when an input demand signal is received from the controller. Selective enablement of the transducer considerably extends its lifetime and reduces current consumption in the standby mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1997Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Switched Reluctance Drives LimitedInventor: Damian Paul Allinson
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Patent number: 5674008Abstract: A temperature monitoring circuit comprises a thermistor which is connected with a power supply rail by means of a transistor. The transistor is pulsed to connect the thermistor intermittently in circuit with the power supply. The mean power drawn by the thermistor from the power supply is reduced, causing less drain on the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Switched Reluctance Drives, Ltd.Inventor: Damian Paul Allinson